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| Tai Dam Consonants * |
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| Tones | K- | X | NG- | C- ** | S- | Ñ- | D~L | T- | TH- | N- | B~V |
| 1 - 3 | k | x | g | c | s | r | d | t | q | n | b |
| 4 - 6 | K | X | G | C | S | R | D | T | Q | N | B |
| Tones | P- | F- | M- | Y~Z | L- | V- *** | H- | ?- **** | |||
| 1 - 3 | p | f | m | j | l | v | h | z | |||
| 4 - 6 | P | F | M | J | L | V | H | Z |
| * The consonant order, from left to right in vertical pairs (i.e., tones 1-3 & 4-6), follows that found in Tai-Dam, English-Tai Dam Vocabulary Book by Baccam Don, et al., 1989. Decorah, IA: The Anundsen Publishing Company. |
| ** /c/ or /tc/ - similar to English "j" as in "John" in pronunciation. |
| *** in sylable-initial position, prounouced /v/; /w/ in final position. |
| **** initial (before vowels) only. Syllable-final glottal stop is not written and is heard as a final segment (abrupt closure of the glottis) in checked syllables only. |
| Special Words |
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one | nfN5 |
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person | kon4 |
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title | fial |
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repeat | - |
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